Home Recording Studio Equipment Bundle - To record sound you need a sound source, an input device to convert that sound into an electrical impulse and a recording device.

Below is a quick explanation of the essential elements you should be aware of if you’re planning to set up a home recording studio.

The Sound source

The sound source is easily obtainable. Your voice, guitar, drums, in fact anything that makes noise constitutes a sound source.

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Input device

There are three main input devices that will convert the sound so that it can be recorded; instruments, microphones and sound modules.

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Musical instruments

Any instrument that plugs into the mixer such as an electric guitar, bass or drum machine is an input device. Some, such as a drum machine will plug directly into your recorder, whilst others like the guitar need an intermediary device, known as a direct box, which connects the instrument to the mixer.

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Microphones

Microphones record sounds that don’t plug into the recorder. They convert the sound waves into electrical impulses that the recorder understands.

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Sound modules

These are special synthesizers that are controlled by a MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) controller or another synthesizer’s keyboard. Most sound modules have MIDI ports so that they can be connected to other equipment.

The exception to this are soft-synths, computer software programs that store the sound modules on a computer hard drive.

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Some sound sources are also input devices. Electric guitars for
instance have pickups that enable them to be plugged directly into
a mixer input.

Mixer

The aim of the mixer is two-fold. It sends the electrical signals to your recorder and it enables you to turn your tracks into a professional sounding piece of music.

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Recorder

Most home recording enthusiasts these days use a digital recorder. The recorder is a storage medium for your audio data.

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Signal processors

In an ideal world you could record a piece of music and it would be perfect first time. However we don’t live in a perfect world and so we need a way to tweak our tracks. Signal processors have the ability to adjust a track’s frequency and balance and add additional effects. One of the most popular software packages is Pro Tools.

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Effects and Plugins

Equalizers are a type of electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion. They are used to make your instruments sound clear and to ensure all of your tracks blend well together.

Dynamic processors balance and control the volume levels of your audio.

Effects processors allow you to insert unusual effects into your music and produce more realistic sounds.

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Monitors

Monitors in this instance mean headphones or speakers so you can judge the quality of your recordings. You can choose from a passive monitor which requires an amplifier or an active monitor with built in amp.

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I hope this post with help you get started with recording and be a guide to the first things on your shopping list.

Happy Recording

Ed Byrd

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